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==Origin==
==Origin==
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1a obsolete : an [[act]] of stumbling
*1a obsolete : an [[act]] of stumbling
==Description==
==Description==
In [[law]], an '''offence''' is a violation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_law penal law]. An offence can range from a simple [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor misdemeanour] (e.g. a traffic violation) to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony felony] (e.g. capital [[murder]]). In common law usage, 'offence' differs from '[[crime]]' in that there is typically no [[victim]], but the [[action]] remains [[prohibited]] by statute.
In [[law]], an '''offence''' is a violation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_law penal law]. An offence can range from a simple [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor misdemeanour] (e.g. a traffic violation) to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony felony] (e.g. capital [[murder]]). In common law usage, 'offence' differs from '[[crime]]' in that there is typically no [[victim]], but the [[action]] remains [[prohibited]] by statute.
In [[sports]], offense or offence (see American and British English spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress), also known as attack, is the [[action]] of attacking or [[engaging]] an [[opposing]] team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary [[responsibility]] is offense.
In [[sports]], offense or offence (see American and British English spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress), also known as attack, is the [[action]] of attacking or [[engaging]] an [[opposing]] team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary [[responsibility]] is offense.
